It is said that a few years later, when the surviving veterans of the Osaka Fourth Division told future generations about their military experience, the thing they were most proud of was: throughout the Sino-Japanese War, the empire's vast army But only their fourth division could surrender to the Xuebing Army without fear of being enforced on the battlefield. By extension, their descendants can now have such a high social status in Japan, which is different from their opposition at that time. Japan’s contribution to friendship is not irrelevant.
Douglas originally thought that even if the Xuebing Army could maintain a strong fighting spirit, this battle would be more difficult. He even wondered whether he should integrate his subordinates who were still capable of fighting to help the Chinese. What surprised him again was that the Japanese army, which had once been unable to fight back but had no ability to fight back, suddenly transformed into a chicken and a dog when faced with this exhausted army. But in the past half hour, the battle has ended.
In fact, not only Douglas, but also Sharp and Marunan were also shocked by the combat effectiveness, no, maybe the deterrent power of the student army. When they joined the battlefield, the battle was already coming to an end, and what made them uncomfortable was that , Those Japanese who once behaved very ferociously towards them, now turned into existences like the cadet army's subordinates. They surrendered to the cadet army individually, and after surrendering, they actually said they surrendered. Those Philippine puppet troops who insisted on resisting said that confrontation with the student soldiers would only lead to death, and that it was serious to stop resisting as soon as possible...
Koizumi Toshiichiro dared to use the Osaka 4th Division, but he also made considerable preparations. For example, he replaced most of the middle-level officers of the original Osaka 4th Division and replaced them with his own direct descendants; for example, he established a special military discipline Gendarmerie, asking them to cooperate with his direct line to control the troops, but now it seems that all his efforts are in vain.
The 504th Regiment and the 505th Regiment were encircling each other, and their fangs were exposed. The Japanese soldiers of the Osaka Fourth Division on the front line couldn't stand it any longer. Then, first of all, the military police with strict military discipline were inexplicably coerced into becoming cadet soldiers. After the commander of the regiment, Ichiro Omura, committed suicide by caesarean section, the former commander of the regiment, Miya, was demoted to deputy commander. Colonel Kazuo Moto took over the command without hesitation, and the first order he gave after taking over the command was for the entire army to give up resistance and surrender immediately.
When the sound of gunfire rang out from the Japanese position, Sharp felt that Xiao Anbao's troops must have arrived. Although the Americans were arrogant, they were still smart. Knowing that in this situation, the only ones who could come to support them were Xiao Anbao's troops. Xuebingjun, however, no matter how hard he thought, he would not have expected that this breakout battle would end in such a farce-like result.
Koizumi has played a certain role in the transformation of the Fourth Division. At least now they will not lose their chain when fighting downwind. Of course, if you take into account the Japanese soldiers of the Fifth Army led by Shan Renxiong in the Fourth Division, The imprint planted in our minds, these transformations are not worth mentioning.
The Japanese had been beaten badly in the past two days. More than a thousand people died in the bombing alone. This made Americans generally full of deep hostility towards the Japanese. They originally decided to fight a fierce war to take revenge. However, when they saw the Japanese, who had once overwhelmed them, lining up in a very orderly manner and entering the restricted area designated by Xiao Anbao under the supervision of the cadets, their expressions were filled with anger. Wonderful,
"This is the end."
"All were captured."
"Didn't I hear that the Japanese would rather die than surrender? Didn't the Bushido spirit turn the Japanese into war machines?" The American stood on a ridge facing the Japanese military camp and watched what happened on the mountainside. Everyone’s first reaction to this scene was that it was incredible,
Sharp's reaction was indistinguishable from that of his subordinates. He blinked his eyes repeatedly and stretched out his hands to rub them vigorously to confirm that what he saw was not an illusion. Then he suppressed the shock in his heart and walked towards Xiao Anbao, passing by Sanbao. In the battle between Yan and Yan, Sharp had already experienced the power of the student army and knew that this Chinese warlord force was very capable of fighting. However, the scene in front of him still overturned his understanding of the war and the Japanese. It was simply a miracle, wasn't it?
Different from the shock of the Americans and Filipinos, the Japanese and cadets behaved quite calmly. Xiao Anbao stood quietly in front of a row of tents, watching the brothers take the prisoners of war aside and collect the seized supplies. After gathering together, the first order he issued was to have the cooks light a fire and cook ginger soup immediately, adding as much brown sugar and ginger as possible.
As for the Japanese, including Kazuo Miyamoto who regained command, their expressions were equally calm. After they were rescued a few days later, when answering Koizumi's question, Miyamoto replied: "The opponent is a student. Soldiers, the Sixth Division, the Thirteenth Division and other the most elite troops of the empire are no match for them, so why should we die needlessly? The empire’s journey to conquer the world has just begun, of course we must leave something useful behind. We have no choice but to endure the humiliation and bear the burden for the great cause of the empire's conquest of the world." Miyamoto's words were very reasonable, and Koizumi, whose temperament had become extremely tough after being castrated, had a look on his face after hearing his answer. He turned red from holding it back and angrily cursed "Ba Ge, the disgrace of the imperial army", and then he fainted from anger like never before.
This is something for later,
Sharp was worthy of having seen big scenes. After experiencing the initial shock, he quickly returned to normal. He walked straight to Xiao Anbao and solemnly performed a military salute. He said sincerely: "General Xiao, thank you so much. .”
Xiao Anbao returned the military salute and said with a smile: "We are only executing the orders from the summit." Then he changed the topic and asked: "General Sharp, are all your people here?"
"Yes."
"Colonel Douglas's men are all exhausted. Please gather them together for a bowl of ginger soup. The rain is about to stop and the Japanese don't have much time left for us."
"Okay, I'll do it right away." After Sharp finished speaking, he gave another military salute and then walked quickly towards Douglas.
"Go and do it immediately." Xiao Anbao thought about this sentence for a while and thought to himself: "This Sharp is much more knowledgeable than that Douglas."
Dealing with smart people is simple. After the first two days of fighting, Sharp had a clear understanding of the combat effectiveness of his own troops. Sharp finally realized the importance of the Xuebing Army to them, so he decisively gave up on command rights. There was a dispute between spirits, and his words "I will do it immediately" indirectly expressed his attitude.
Xiao Anbao knew this very well and was not polite at the moment. He first stripped off the Japanese military uniforms and asked his brothers and Filipinos to put them on. Then after a short rest, at about 2:30 in the afternoon, when the south When a rainbow hung in the sky, they dressed as Japanese soldiers and escorted the Americans on the road.